TheBlackBeast
05-04-2012, 11:32 PM
I'd like to introduce you to Trouble. I picked her up a couple weekends ago as my next DD. I found her in San Jose, flew up on a saturday morning, bought her and started the drive down south. It drove strong and ran great for the first half of the day. As I got further away, trouble started with Trouble. Eventually she gave up the ghost about 10 miles before getting to start the grapevine. It was dusk. No tools. No AAA. A local tow truck wanted $200 to tow it 7 miles to the next exit. So, around 1030pm, my AAA hookup arrived, waited for another tow and finally got the car unloaded at 230am in OC. spent the next day tinkering however it wouldn't be for another week until I figured out the source of the problem.
It turned out that one of the fuel injectors in the carbs had unscrewed itself. Once I cranked that puppy down, it was back to terrorizing the neighborhood...
I named her Trouble after the last owner mentioned that he had a similar ordeal when he first got it. Seems fitting and somewhat funny...
Took Trouble to the beach.
Time to get in Trouble.
Etc...
I'll simply quote the ad from Ratsun:
The engine is a LZ23 built by Troy Ermish mated to a dogleg 5 speed that shifts great. The engine has less than 2,000 miles on it! When he did the engine he also completely rebuilt the head. It has new guides, 1mm overside intake valves, new exhaust valves, and an isky stage 3 cam with upgraded springs and retainers. The carbs are dual 44 mikunis also from Troy. Intake is matched to the head. I have a receipt for all the work. I replaced the flywheel with a DP racing lightweight aluminum and replaced the clutch at the same. A bunch of other stuff under the hood is brand new too: water pump, oil pump, starter, plugs, wires, MSDblaster 2 coil, 'blackbox' distributor, DP racing steering box brace, and some other stuff I am sure I am forgetting. The radiator is a VW with dual electric fans.
It has 280zx struts and brakes in the front and tokiko blues and (I think) 200sx discs in the rear. E-brake is relocated on the floor between the seats. I installed a b210 brake booster when I bought it. It has aftermarket springs though I am not sure the spring weight.Sway bars front and back though I'm not sure of the size. It also has a slotted rear crossmember. It's sitting on Rota RBs that i think are 13x7 though they might be 13x8. Sumitomo 215/50/13 tires which still have a ton of life left.
The body is all rust free. The previous owner had it stripped down to bare metal and fixed everything a few years before I bought it. The car has bubble flares, shaved side markers, shaved vents, a shaved rear, and BMW ellipsoid headlights with HIDs. The light color is white, no blue. The paint is in good shape with some really small chips here and there.
The interior was done around the same time as the body and is fantastic. The only issue is the left bolster on the drivers seat has a small chunk torn out and is worn a little soft. The seats are out of a 90s integra I think. It has new weatherstripping on the front and back windows, the doors, and the trunk. New window felt and squeegees. Sound deadening on the floor and doors. Battery is relocated in the rear. The tach, oil pressure, temp, and voltage gauges are all aftermarket. Momo steering wheel that is pretty worn out. Comes with 4 point harnesses. Wink mirror. The car also has an aftermarket painless wiring harness.
(more pics of it back in the original thread (http://community.ratsun.net/topic/41516-fsft-70-510-2-door-7500-obo/))
It turned out that one of the fuel injectors in the carbs had unscrewed itself. Once I cranked that puppy down, it was back to terrorizing the neighborhood...
I named her Trouble after the last owner mentioned that he had a similar ordeal when he first got it. Seems fitting and somewhat funny...
Took Trouble to the beach.
Time to get in Trouble.
Etc...
I'll simply quote the ad from Ratsun:
The engine is a LZ23 built by Troy Ermish mated to a dogleg 5 speed that shifts great. The engine has less than 2,000 miles on it! When he did the engine he also completely rebuilt the head. It has new guides, 1mm overside intake valves, new exhaust valves, and an isky stage 3 cam with upgraded springs and retainers. The carbs are dual 44 mikunis also from Troy. Intake is matched to the head. I have a receipt for all the work. I replaced the flywheel with a DP racing lightweight aluminum and replaced the clutch at the same. A bunch of other stuff under the hood is brand new too: water pump, oil pump, starter, plugs, wires, MSDblaster 2 coil, 'blackbox' distributor, DP racing steering box brace, and some other stuff I am sure I am forgetting. The radiator is a VW with dual electric fans.
It has 280zx struts and brakes in the front and tokiko blues and (I think) 200sx discs in the rear. E-brake is relocated on the floor between the seats. I installed a b210 brake booster when I bought it. It has aftermarket springs though I am not sure the spring weight.Sway bars front and back though I'm not sure of the size. It also has a slotted rear crossmember. It's sitting on Rota RBs that i think are 13x7 though they might be 13x8. Sumitomo 215/50/13 tires which still have a ton of life left.
The body is all rust free. The previous owner had it stripped down to bare metal and fixed everything a few years before I bought it. The car has bubble flares, shaved side markers, shaved vents, a shaved rear, and BMW ellipsoid headlights with HIDs. The light color is white, no blue. The paint is in good shape with some really small chips here and there.
The interior was done around the same time as the body and is fantastic. The only issue is the left bolster on the drivers seat has a small chunk torn out and is worn a little soft. The seats are out of a 90s integra I think. It has new weatherstripping on the front and back windows, the doors, and the trunk. New window felt and squeegees. Sound deadening on the floor and doors. Battery is relocated in the rear. The tach, oil pressure, temp, and voltage gauges are all aftermarket. Momo steering wheel that is pretty worn out. Comes with 4 point harnesses. Wink mirror. The car also has an aftermarket painless wiring harness.
(more pics of it back in the original thread (http://community.ratsun.net/topic/41516-fsft-70-510-2-door-7500-obo/))